Ibadan vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$424
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
37
😀 Quality of life
33
34
🏙️ Population
2.55M
444K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 84% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8952nd ($759 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 8th in Nigeria and Ghana, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ibadan compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7660th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Kumasi

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Ibadan Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$5541

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742